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2020 Tony Award Nominees

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 15 2020 @ 12:17 pm

Tony Award-winner James Monroe Iglehart announced the 2020 Tony Award nominees on October 15, 2020. Jagged Little Pill leads with the most nominations. As previously announced, the Tony Awards will take place digitally this year. No date has been announced yet for the ceremony itself. The 74th Annual Tony Awards were initially scheduled to take place on…

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Watch James Monroe Iglehart Announce the 2020 Tony Nominees Right Here

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 15 2020 @ 11:26 am

Broadway's biggest night morning is here! As previously reported, Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart is announcing the 2020 Tony Award nominations on October 15. Want to cheer on your favorites? Watch the big reveal of this year's nominees below! This year's Tony Awards ceremony will take place digitally on a date to be announced.

Kurdish-Language Play In Istanbul Banned Just Hours Before Curtain

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 15 2020 @ 11:03 am

“Beru, a Kurdish adaptation of Dario Fo’s 1981 satire Trumpets and Raspberries, was due to open at the city’s municipal theatre, marking the first time a Kurdish-language play had been staged in the institution’s 106-year history.” Turkey’s interior ministry tweeted that “a theatre play spreading the PKK terror organisation’s propaganda will [not] be allowed [in […]

‘Sex And Consequences’, Isabella Rossellini’s New Streaming Theatre Piece For Farm Animals

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 15 2020 @ 10:35 am

Laura Collins-Hughes visits Rossellini’s Long Island farmstead to watch her and her co-stars — two dogs, six sheep, and however many chickens will cooperate — rehearse her new show, a sort of sequel to her famous Green Porno series, directed (over Zoom from California) by a Flying Karamazov Brother. – The New York Times

New Comedy The Comeback to Play the West End This Holiday Season

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 15 2020 @ 10:01 am

Good news for London audiences! A brand new comedy entitled The Comeback will play the Noel Coward Theatre this December. Directed by Emily Burns, this is a debut play written by and starring comedy duo Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen. Each night, the pair will be joined onstage by a surprise celebrity guest star playing a cameo role in the production. Both the audiences and company will observe social distancing guidelines and coronavirus health and safety protocols. The Comeback is set to run from December 8 through January 3, 2021.

In The Comeback, up-and-coming comics Alex and Ben have been booked in the warm-up spot for a beloved but fading double act’s comeback tour. Neither are delighted to be playing to a sparse crowd in a sleepy, seaside town, but when it’s revealed that a Hollywood director is in the audience, both of them glimpse a final chance for their big break. Cue sabotage, mistaken identity and farcical mayhem, as the performance descends into a desperate battle for the limelight.

The staging marks Sonia Friedman Productions' (SFP) first show to be produced since theaters shut down due to COVID-19. "I am absolutely thrilled to be announcing The Comeback as SFP’s return to the West End," Friedman …